Latinos in the house, make some noiseeeee! 

Growing up in a Hispanic household in South America, we were always exposed to English/American influences, which at the time we were praised for and it was definitely the cool thing to do. Now that we’re into K-Pop, though, our families and friends aren’t as into it. 

Listen here:

“But you don’t understand the language!” – we didn’t either when we first started listening to music in English…

“Those are men? They look like women!” – yes. South Korea has different beauty standards, and male idols wear as much makeup as female idols do (which we’re not mad to see some level of equality there) 

“You’re fan-girling over boy bands and girl groups… in your 30s?!” – first of all, rude. Second of all, yes. Hell yes. We found a segment of music and entertainment that was new to us, is always exciting, and provides new content CONSISTENTLY. What’s not to love? 

In other words, our journey into K-Pop hasn’t been something that is immediately understood or welcomed in our existing circles, but that’s exactly why we started MIA2K. Also, we know we’re not alone. There are TONS of South Florida and Latin American K-Pop fans, because people with good taste are everywhere, and that’s just a fact. 

If you’re feeling alone in your K-Pop journey, you’re not! We’re here for you, and whether your first language is Spanish, English, or Korean, good music is always going to be good music. Speaking of which, here are some of the collabs between K-Pop and Latin artists we mentioned in this episode that may come in handy as you persuade those around you to join you:

– Monsta X ft. Sebastian Yatra, “Magnetic“

– j-hope ft. Becky G, “Chicken Noodle Soup”

– Momoland ft. Natti Natasha “Yummy Yummy Love”

– Super Junior “Ahora Te Puedes Marchar” Luis Miguel Tribute

– GOT7 “Lullaby” (Spanish Version)

– D.O. “Si Fueras Mia“

We actually shot this episode in person SUCCESSFULLY (unlike our other attempts where we either lost the footage or ended up looking like lost files from the Blair Witch Project), so extra incentive to watch the video version: